The 308-114 vote was saw a majority from both parties supporting the war, with only 12 Republican and 102 Democrats opposing the conflict. A secondary vote calling for US troops to withdraw from Pakistan was voted down 38-372.

The Pentagon had been complaining about the delays in the funding and warned that it was running out of cash to continue the war. The “emergency” funds were intended to pay for the Obama Administration’s December escalation of the conflict.

The vote was a surprisingly major win for the Obama Administration, following evidence that a large number of Congressmen were already bristling at the expense of the war, and the dramatic release of the WikiLeaks War Logs just two days before the vote.

Author: Jason Ditz

2 thoughts on “House Approves More Afghan War Funding”

Read the article Bob… This is now Obama's war, that's for sure, but it was brought to us by GWB with plenty of help from democrats AND the vote included only 12 Repub votes against, along with 102 Dems against… this disaster, this war crime is a joint effort and always has been.

hang everyone who voted to continue this illegal immoral travesty. what about all the malnourished american kids or people sleeping in cars..or crumbling infracstructure etc. etc. 59 billion for corporate war pigs who broker death and destruction…simply a criminal act.